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. Met and hung out with Jim Boyd ( NTI ) at the course. That was cool. Small group. We had cocktails with them all after The disc is like Edemame A Simple Way to Understand a Displaced Disc Think of the TMJ disc like an edamame bean inside its pod. When the jaw is in a healthy spot, the bean
December 09, 2025
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
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is that the OTC boil and bite just turns into expensive chewing gum, assuming you mean a soft guard similar to old fashioned athletic mouth guards, stimulating an increase in bruxing activity in a lot of cases. If our goal is just to protect the teeth, I don't mind the patient trying an OTC model
August 13, 2025
Appliance Therapy
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A young female patient's upper central incisor is tx planned to be extracted due to a horizontal fracture located 1-2mm below the gum line. The patient has chosen the option of getting an implant. After a thorough assessment, it was advised that she also undergo orthodontic treatment as part
October 22, 2025
Orthodontics
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to be an implant at #11 already. It also means the OP would be removing a perfectly healthy and strong 6 in order to place an implant. Remember, the patient already lost two implants at 8 and 9... Isn't the best 'implant' a healthy natural tooth that God placed? Is he losing them due to poor maintenance
January 27, 2026
Restorative Dentistry
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this, Karim. That mindset is exactly what makes Dentaltown work. Healthy disagreement, shared experience, and a whole lot of humor are how we all get better, whether we like it or not. Keep posting, keep pushing, and keep making the rest of us sharper along the way. Happy New Year to you too.
January 02, 2026
Holidays
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at the gum line or get infected. It is better to move forward now with exo and implant. There will be less bone loss, no infection, more predictable this way. The patient can chose to delay treatment, but they need to understand the consequences. I agree with Karim. I will usually stress to the patient
September 04, 2025
Oral Pathology
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. The New York Post recently profiled patients who say their mouths are 'permanently screwed up.' One young woman admitted she paid $10,000 to an unlicensed provider and then another $30,000 trying to fix the damage. Others describe living with black triangles from over-contoured veneers, gum
October 01, 2025
Cosmetic Dentistry
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a bridge that's not cleansable, and debris accumulates under there without the tissue closing, could get ugly also. Can you reduce the implant a few mm so the gums will close over? I think I would just make a mess. This implant is about 5.5mm wide and I would have to get it down to bone level
July 31, 2025
Implantology
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and #47. The last option would be mandibular partial denture. Would composite bridge or mandibular partial denture be a better interim treatment option? What code can we use in Canada for composite bridge? Thank you. Leave it alone. This person is stable and healthy. How old is the patient. How
July 08, 2025
Restorative Dentistry
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old then. Those arm joints would become worn enough to cause a very healthy natural gas leak. The valve to turn off the gas was INSIDE the back panel of the dental unit. Damned dangerous to get the gas turned off. I'd hold my breath go in and open the windows and bail out for a few. Then again hold
November 03, 2025
Dentistry In The News
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) I gladly accepted the invitation to dedicate my upcoming DT Online CE Course to the New Classification and Diagnosis of Periodontal Disease. Stay tuned! Bruxism alone likely does not reliably cause periodontal attachment loss in a healthy periodontium, based on current evidence. However
November 18, 2025
Periodontics
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techs, invest in AI tools, and align with vendors like Overjet. AIpowered scanner installed at New Delhis MAIDS (July 16) The Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences deployed a new AI scanner, ScanOair, to detect cavities, gum inflammation, and misalignment, streamlining diagnostics and reducing
July 25, 2025
Artificial Intelligence
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even a year he could see the health of his patients gums dramatically changing through proper care. I now feel respected and supported by him, but I did not in the beginning to be completely honest. We all feel the same frustrations with different job roles and that should be understood. During my
September 01, 2025
Staff Management Issues
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the same line of composites we use and it turned out gray...Thanks for the info in advance. Thank you. The pink and A2 opaquer are from Cosmedent. Artie Porcelain repair on a premolar pontic. Artie Is that Microfill composite from cosmedent that gets such a wonderful polish? Artie, did you cover gum
January 23, 2026
Cosmetic Dentistry
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the implant and grafted bone in mid-2020. The procedure resulted in gum and bone loss, leaving Ms A unable to get a permanent replacement and requiring an uncomfortable interim plate. Commissioner Vanessa Caldwell found Dr B breached multiple patient rights under the Code, rights to informed consent
June 10, 2025
Implantology
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I've been placing implants for nearly 20 years but even after over 2000 implants, I'm still humbled/perplexed by this one. 48 y.o. healthy female came in with #29 broken off at the gum line. Non-restorable to implant was planned. I removed the root in about 30 seconds. Easiest extraction I've had
September 16, 2025
Implantology
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54 yo male. Healthy (I think?) Removed 13/14 due to resorption a couplle years ago. Took new CBCT- He now has 10 new resorption defects and will loose all but one of them. Have you ever seen anything like that? What's up? So this would fall into the category of multiple resorptive lesions
November 13, 2025
Endodontics
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throat clearing, nasal allergies) no further exploration is needed. Any signs of acid reflux like smooth linguals of upper incisors? Drink lots of water (may be a mouth breather), adults do the brushing, chew lots of sugar-free gum, use mouthwash at random times not just after brushing which
September 15, 2025
Pediatric Dentistry
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to twenty five are not mystical. They are risk management arguments. Recurrent pericoronitis around partially erupted teeth. Caries in the third molar or, more importantly, distal caries in the second molar that turns a healthy tooth into an endo crown or extraction case. Periodontal breakdown
December 27, 2025
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
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be getting old. Maybe I need some Geritol Tooth #3 2 carps 301 and 88R out in under a minute sinus perf on the palatal Plugged it with Benacel Tooth #7 is abscessed It is under the gums and you can't see it He has been going to the dentist down the street from me for years. The guy died in March
November 16, 2025
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
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of the office. To them and all of you I wish a Happy and Healthy Labor Day! Hopefully, you are enjoying overlooking Penobscot Bay and Belfast Harbor. From the rocky cliffs of York
September 01, 2025
Vacation
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it. I'm glad you're healthy. Your grasp of immunology is rooted firmly in the 12th century. Hey, Im with you. Vitamins are expensive urine. Been there and done that. Just saying since I started creating more expensive urine, I havent had a cold. I dont care about the science. It just works. Sicario
January 07, 2026
Politics
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imaging. The system starts with an optical coherence tomography (OCT) scan of the patients mouth using a handheld intraoral scanner, capturing highly detailed images, even beneath the gum line and through fluids. AI algorithms then analyze the scan, create a treatment plan, and a robotic arm
September 05, 2025
Dentistry In The News
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. I've been thinking, What actually matters? Why? I could lose 99% of everything, and still be fine. Some things I'd regret losing (the first guitar I built, my wedding ring that I'd casted for my dad in dental school, my only picture of my grandfather on my mom's side....) However, I'd probably be okay if my family is safe and healthy. For you, what's important? Why?
August 20, 2025
Off Topic Threads
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additional years of life expectancy, so we could have a longer healthier retirement than those of us who are currently in their 50s and 60s. You forgot the other study. If you work longer, you live longer. Well.....sure. Of course. My dad is 87 and Susie's mom is 90. So we figure that we will live at least
September 10, 2025
Personal Finance
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45 year old healthy patient of mine gets Covid. A few weeks after Covid symptoms go away, patient has severe fatigue. Turns out to be Acute Myelogenous Leukemia. Perhaps another of the many things Covid leaves us with. Guilty by association? Or is there data to suggest it? No, but a good lesson
September 10, 2025
All Things Coronavirus (Covid-19, SARS-CoV-2)
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healthy. The periodontist suggests dropping the margin and keeping pt in a nicely contoured and esthetic crown for a time and most likely doing a CT graft. I tend to agree. My additional thoughts are probably an internal bleaching and new post in the tooth. My questions are two fold: 1. The tissue
January 13, 2026
Cosmetic Dentistry
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costs. This is the future of dentistry at Lovely Smile. It works as advertised, integrates with dexis. We just dont use it so it sits in the cabinet. it can be a little uncomfortable at times to jam down on the gums if the teeth are small regardless of which size attachment you use
July 14, 2025
Restorative Dentistry
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is muscle mass as we age. It is much more difficult for a 60 year old to put on and maintain skeletal muscle mass with their normal level of T, let alone with less. So even if you want to call it juicing I think getting T levels in a healthy place and using that to add/maintain skeletal muscle mass
August 26, 2025
General Health
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men and women working long hours around the harmful substances in the matches. Breathing in the toxic chemicals in the yellow phosphorous would lead tophosphorus necrosisof the jaw. It caused horrible abscesses in the suffers mouths, eventually leading to facial disfigurement. Furthermore, the gums
June 22, 2025
In the News
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I am looking for a good High Deductible Health Care Plan (HDHP) that will allow me to qualify for an HSA. I currently pay $30,000 per year. My whole family is healthy. I would rather divert funds to an account that will grow and actually be useful. I realize that a major medical plan would be ideal
October 23, 2025
Nutrition
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take down the poster and replace it. The tattoos, not so true.. For a whiter smile have you ever considered tattooing your gums black? I have a half sleeve on my left arm. Starts at the top of my shoulder and goes down to my elbow. You can see the bottom of it when I have my scrubs on. Mine
June 17, 2025
Dental Assistants
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(was $1200 surgery). Another guy was scheduled for a gum graft and he came in and said I want my implant today and because it seems there was a miscommunucation between what HE thought he was having and what we had him scheduled for, I spent the time reviewing his tx plan. $0. We, meaning I, had sent
June 07, 2025
Practice Management & Administrative Forum
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was in high school there was something called Bubble Gum Music. Its anthem was a song "Yummy Yummy Yummy (I Got Love in my Tummy)" This isn't my core. Rap is the Special Ed of the entertainment industry. That's how I feel. You're getting much better at sharing your feelings. This post is spot the hell
January 11, 2026
Politics
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- not just about oral health, but general health measures like vaccination, masking, hand hygiene. We may not treat influenza directly, but we share in the responsibility of community health. A healthier community helps maintain healthy patients walking through your doors. Influenza-Associated Pediatric
October 07, 2025
Pediatric Dentistry
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to stretch out the lateral pterygoid. This is the only time I've ever seen one like this. Mark At the risk of sounding stupid here - what about having them use chewing gum for 10 mins in the morning after taking out the appliance? My goodness..... not stupid.... our preferred approach. Food
June 11, 2025
TMD and Occlusion
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. Marshall But we were told he's healthy and has no issues. I noticed the voice is labored and slurred too. He kept falling sleep at Davos... it sucks to be a president at that age. Same goes for Biden... if anyone brings him up. Trump didn't take part of a MLK event like most presidents do last Monday
January 22, 2026
Personal Finance
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apprenticeship and salesmanship. The cost is the silo we still pay for in fractured records, awkward referrals, and patients who think gum inflammation lives in a different body than their A1c. The money story is where patients feel it. Most dental insurance in the United States is not insurance the way
January 21, 2026
Dental History
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groups experienced about an eight percent drop in plaque. Gingival scores changed slightly but not meaningfully. The biggest difference was patient perception. Many tablet users disliked the texture and lower foam. The study was short, involved healthy adults, and gave us no long-term caries data
November 27, 2025
Toothpaste
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, medium, high, or high but medicaid consider it low) Perio status (select normal healthy perio, LOA with no active disease, Active disease with no LOA, or active disease with LOA). Tooth by tooth analysis and discussed treatment options and developed treatment plan with patient. So what do you put
October 21, 2025
Practice Management & Administrative Forum
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if it cannot explain good results, and flies in their faces. My job is to treat my patients well, keep them healthy and comfortable. If they are all of that, and they are super satisfied, and yet, I am told that I am not doing it right, I'll call bullshit, no matter who is saying it. Maybe some lab
December 08, 2025
Restorative Dentistry
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PFZ that he cemented to the coping at the Gum level. He said something about wanting 2 cement layers to mask the black underneath. IS this about the light refracting differently with each layer ?? Exactly! Need a lot of reduction for those two zirconia and one porcelain layer . About the same
December 03, 2025
Restorative Dentistry
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. that's weak. you need to meet with him. let him vent, then tell him he's free to work on her case himself. There's a reason your patient isn't seeing her son as her dentist. Back in dental school I remember hearing about "party gums". maybe this is a treatment she could pay out of pocket for? It's
December 25, 2025
Practice Management & Administrative Forum
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clinic, cheered on by music. They engaged in hands-on activities like staining plaque with pink tablets and filling a mock cavity on tooth #19 using composite materials cured under UV light. Students learned that plaque is a sticky biofilm capable of causing decay and gum disease, demonstrated
August 08, 2025
School Specific Discussions
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insurance costs and it is definitely an issue. My wife and I are both very healthy and we ended up switching to Medishare. We basically self insure and have a 10k deductible. Our monthly premiums are $496. Thanks for sharing the HI info. Is that for each of you or both combined? I think when you have
January 24, 2026
Retired and Soon to be Retired Dentist's Forum
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and all. The patient stated, Estela told me my gums bleed because I don't floss. She's a *****. Date/Time:MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM Caller:Name/Relation Patient:Name, DOB Reason:Brief summary Discussion:Key points Instructions Given:Advice, actions Follow-Up Needed:Yes/No if yes, what? Staff:Initials If you
June 26, 2025
Front Office Discussion
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of the kids who get special arrangements. They probably thought I sounded like one of our GTFOOMO patients who think they understand and then scream about the consequences. How far do you trust A. Fauci? Would I have my otherwise healthy grandkids get the Covid vax? Good lord no. Why would
September 05, 2025
All Things Coronavirus (Covid-19, SARS-CoV-2)
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and eating. Her teeth are really sensitive and gums bleed generally during cleanings despite excellent OH. The lesions do not seem to change much over time, nor do they improve with CHX or StellaLife rinse. She had the palatal lesion biopsied, results benign. Any insight on what may improve her
January 23, 2026
Oral Pathology
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percussion sensitivity when testing 19-21 but there was a good amount of food trapped between 19 and 20 and gums were a bit irritated so I cemented the crown with temp bond and hoped that it was a gingival issue. Told if it doesn't improve we'll have to refer to endo. Fast forward to today 11/3 and patient
September 03, 2025
Endodontics
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thing I would ask is you look at what's happening in the West Bank where there's no Hamas. Maybe we need a wrecking ball. DHS, Big Pharma, Big Ag, Insurance companies they sure as hell havent made us more healthy in the last 40 years. Im willing to give Bobby some time. It will be worse
September 05, 2025
Politics
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